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Kelly
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I hear a rumor that if you play Hanna Montana's latest song backwards on a MP3 player, and listen closely, it says: "AM Radio is dead to anyone under 50." 
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rbrucecarter5
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Kelly said:I hear a rumor that if you play Hanna Montana's latest song backwards on a MP3 player, and listen closely, it says: "AM Radio is dead to anyone under 50."
That's not what I heard. I heard that she says several things:
"HD radio is good."
"HD radio will save the AM band."
"HD radio is the future of radio."
"Nobody DX's any more. All DX'ers must be eliminated."
"HD radio is a great success with consumers."
"HD radio sounds great."
"HD radio doesn't have noise on it."
"Nobody should listen to first adjacent stations."
"Nobody should listen to out of market stations."
"iPods are EVIL."
"Satellite is EVIL."
"Streaming is EVIL."
Sounds like pretty sinister stuff to me. Is there really a robot under that blonde wig?
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rbrucecarter5
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Call me a liar all you want. No - I don't have airchecks of the contest winners in Lubbock clearly stating they were listening on KMKI - NOT XM - NOT Sirius. Nor would I bother posting them on the Internet if I did. I know what I heard, I don't need or want your confirmation.
And yes - I did tell some parents they could order GE Superadio 3's on Amazon.com. I got no idea if they actually ordered them. But given the flock of kids who overheard the station crowding around me - and the anxious parents wondering what the commotion was about - maybe a couple of parents got pestered into buying one. I hope not - present production of Superadio 3's have a quality defect that renders them almost untunable.
It doesn't matter to me if you believe me or not. I know what I heard, and what happened. You don't - Whatever (Ed Young Junior's definition of the term whatever.)
And yes - I did tell some parents they could order GE Superadio 3's on Amazon.com. I got no idea if they actually ordered them. But given the flock of kids who overheard the station crowding around me - and the anxious parents wondering what the commotion was about - maybe a couple of parents got pestered into buying one. I hope not - present production of Superadio 3's have a quality defect that renders them almost untunable.
It doesn't matter to me if you believe me or not. I know what I heard, and what happened. You don't - Whatever (Ed Young Junior's definition of the term whatever.)
rbrucecarter5 said:
Yup. And it's equipped with a Virgin Alarm. "Designed to go off before you do." ;D
(with apologies to Mel Brooks)
Well, this topic has gone off the rails, hasn't it?
I'm not a radio guy, I'm a listener. And I have two observations:
First, about rimshots... If my local blowtorch goes to yammering car commercials, I'll rifle through the presets. If nothing but garbage comes from this, I hit seek. If I stop on a station playing a song I like... I will listen. My few friends (who listen to the radio) do that, my parents do that and I bet a lot of average listeners do that as well. If I like what I hear and the signal's not bad, it gets a preset. Heck, that's how my mom discovered Birmingham rimshot WHPH "The Peach", doing oldies from two counties away, way outside their target coverage area. I discovered Tuscaloosa's public radio station that way, as well as "101.1 The Spot", a Cullman station that targeted Birmingham many years ago. Oh and Alabama 810 from Jacksonville, with their homey style and classic country deep cuts!
It's not DX, it's not a silly hobby and it's not a bunch of nerds I'm talking about. Average folks.
Second... As Mike can attest, we country folk practically depend on "DX" to listen to the radio. If I were relegated to my absolute most locals, the ones who cover my entire town with a 60 dBu contour (no local AM), I'd be stuck with just 5 different formats, including religious and public radio. None of those stations do fully local programming; most are 22/7 satellite or more.
Going by what my radio will pick up decently (not always full quieting, staticy but listenable on AM) that increases to 15 formats. It's kinda irrelevent to HD, but 3x more choices by rimshots sounds pretty good to me. Hey, there's only one country station for my town, but I got five "total" choices according to the ol' seek button. The "stations between the stations" will offer unique formats to start, but they can't replace those "same as but different" rimshots... I.E. real choices...
My 2¢
I'm not a radio guy, I'm a listener. And I have two observations:
First, about rimshots... If my local blowtorch goes to yammering car commercials, I'll rifle through the presets. If nothing but garbage comes from this, I hit seek. If I stop on a station playing a song I like... I will listen. My few friends (who listen to the radio) do that, my parents do that and I bet a lot of average listeners do that as well. If I like what I hear and the signal's not bad, it gets a preset. Heck, that's how my mom discovered Birmingham rimshot WHPH "The Peach", doing oldies from two counties away, way outside their target coverage area. I discovered Tuscaloosa's public radio station that way, as well as "101.1 The Spot", a Cullman station that targeted Birmingham many years ago. Oh and Alabama 810 from Jacksonville, with their homey style and classic country deep cuts!
It's not DX, it's not a silly hobby and it's not a bunch of nerds I'm talking about. Average folks.
Second... As Mike can attest, we country folk practically depend on "DX" to listen to the radio. If I were relegated to my absolute most locals, the ones who cover my entire town with a 60 dBu contour (no local AM), I'd be stuck with just 5 different formats, including religious and public radio. None of those stations do fully local programming; most are 22/7 satellite or more.
Going by what my radio will pick up decently (not always full quieting, staticy but listenable on AM) that increases to 15 formats. It's kinda irrelevent to HD, but 3x more choices by rimshots sounds pretty good to me. Hey, there's only one country station for my town, but I got five "total" choices according to the ol' seek button. The "stations between the stations" will offer unique formats to start, but they can't replace those "same as but different" rimshots... I.E. real choices...
My 2¢
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